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JUNIOR VARSITY PRACTICE SET 1

TOSS-UP QUESTIONS

1. SOCIAL STUDIES (Government)

Since 1949, this appointed federal office has been filled by a woman. President Obama’s appointment to this position is Rosa Rios, and her signature will appear on Federal Reserve Notes. What is this position that advises the Director of the Mint, the Director of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, and the Secretary of the Treasury about coinage and money production?

ANSWER: Treasurer

2. SCIENCE (General Science)

This 1935 Cal Tech scientist’s work was influenced by Kiyoo Wadayti, who published a paper on the surface displacement of earthquakes. This scientist used Watayti’s work when he partnered with Beno Gutenburg to publish regular reports on earthquakes in southern California. Who is this seismologist that developed a magnitude scale to measure earthquake strength?

ANSWER: Charles F. Richter

3. MATHEMATICS (Algebra) COMPUTATION

Give the geometric mean of 14 and 21.

ANSWER: 7√6

4. MISCELLANEOUS (Popular Music)

This heavy metal guitarist has been listed by Rolling Stone as among the top-ten guitarists of all time and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, once as a member of The Yardbirds. What is the name of this former Led Zeppelin guitarist who has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II for his work with poor Brazilian children?

ANSWER: Jimmy Page

5. LANGUAGE ARTS (Spelling)

Hannah loves chicken quesadillas smothered in guacamole. Spell quesadillas.

ANSWER: q-u-e-s-a-d-i-l-l-a-s

6. SOCIAL STUDIES (Economics)

Joe Black was the first African-American pitcher to win a World Series game. He was also the first African-American vice president of a major transportation company. Name this large bus company whose motto was “Leave the Driving to Us.”

ANSWER: Greyhound

7. SCIENCE (Chemistry)

What state of matter are most ionic compounds at room temperature?

ANSWER: solids

8. MATHEMATICS (Geometry) COMPUTATION

Angle A in parallelogram ABCD is 5 times larger than Angle B. What is the measure of Angle A?

ANSWER: 150 degrees

9. FINE ARTS (Art Theory)

This art term can mean the whole range of colors characteristic of an artistic style or artist. What is this term that is also the name for the flat board on which an artist mixes paints?

ANSWER: palette

10. LANGUAGE ARTS (Vocabulary)

This two-syllable term comes from a Latin word meaning “voting tablet.” What is this

term that generally refers to the civil right to vote and is especially associated with the women’s movement led by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton?

ANSWER: suffrage

11. SOCIAL STUDIES (World History)

This conflict took place between Rome and a civilization located in modern Tunisia. What is the name of these wars that took place between 264 and 146 B.C. between Carthage and the Roman Republic?

ANSWER: Punic Wars

12. SCIENCE (Physics)

The magnetic properties of this element led to the term ferromagnetism. What is this chemical element that needs to be present in some form in the core of an electromagnet?

ANSWER: iron

13. MATHEMATICS (General Mathematics) COMPUTATION

Find the LCM of 3x3y4, y2x, and 6x4y

ANSWER: 6x4y4

14. MISCELLANEOUS (Agriculture)

An Indonesian seaport, where small poultry was bred, gave its name to this variety of chicken. What is this small, ornamental, domestic chicken that usually weighs less than two pounds, but still lays many eggs?

ANSWER: bantam

15. LANGUAGE ARTS (World Literature)

From approximately 1863 until his death, this author published two or more volumes a year in a series called “Les Voyages Extraordinaires.” Many of his works were also published after his death, including Lighthouse at the End of the World and Paris in the 20th Century. What French author of Journey to the Center of the Earth is considered the founder of modern science fiction?

ANSWER: Jules Verne

16. SOCIAL STUDIES (Geography)

This South Asian island’s name literally means “Sacred Island.” It has long seen conflict between its two major religious-ethnic groups: Tamils who are primarily Hindu, and Sinhalese who are primarily Buddhist. What island nation off the coast of India was once called Ceylon?

ANSWER: Sri Lanka

17. SCIENCE (Biology)

What part of the ear is located between the auricle and the tympanic membrane?

ANSWER: auditory canal

18. MATHEMATICS (Algebra) COMPUTATION

Factor the expression x2 – 9. (read as: x squared minus nine.)

ANSWER: (x + 3) (x – 3) or (x – 3) (x + 3)

19. FINE ARTS (Music Theory)

Taken from its literal meaning in Italian, what does vivace mean when used in

musical context?

ANSWER: lively (or gay)

20. LANGUAGE ARTS (Grammar)

Identify the reflexive pronoun in the following sentence. We tried to protect ourselves from the extremely cold wind.

ANSWER: ourselves

21. SOCIAL STUDIES (Government)

President Obama’s current salary is $400,000. For 30 years before this salary went into effect, the salary had been set at $200,000. The Constitution states that no sitting president may increase his own salary. Who was the president that signed the authorization for the current salary, which took effect starting with the signer’s successor?

ANSWER: Bill Clinton

22. SCIENCE (General Science)

Distances in space are immense, so scientists have developed special scales to measure such distances. One of the most common of these is known by the abbreviation “AU.” For what does “AU” stand?

ANSWER: Astronomical Unit

23. MATHEMATICS (Geometry)

This mathematical creation can be seen in the artwork of Escher, and gets its name from the Latin word meaning “small square.” What is the mathematical term for a collection of figures that fills a plane without overlaps or gaps?

ANSWER: tessellation

24. MISCELLANEOUS (Movies)

This director-producer’s works often include his brother Ted and friend Bruce Campbell in the cast. He featured his brother in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, and Bob Campbell played a role in each of his three, blockbuster, action-series films. Who is this director of the mega-popular Spider-Man movies?

ANSWER: Sam Raimi

25. LANGUAGE ARTS (Vocabulary)

What three-letter word is a synonym for ovum?

ANSWER: egg

26. SOCIAL STUDIES (U.S. History)

His 1626 investment was still a great deal, whether you calculate its worth as $1,000 today, or the traditional $24 value first estimated in the 1800s. Whose deal was “priceless” when he purchased Manhattan Island from the Indians for 60 guilders?

ANSWER: Peter Minuit

27. SCIENCE (Chemistry)

What is the name of the large organic molecule composed of many monomers

linked together?

ANSWER: polymer

28. MATHEMATICS (General Mathematics) COMPUTATION

Find the median for the following set of data. 4, –8, 6, -5, -1, -10

ANSWER: -3

29. FINE ARTS (Drama)

Theater actors are very superstitious. They believe that if they say the title of one of Shakespeare's famous plays, Macbeth, inside a theater, they will have bad luck. What do they call this play instead of its real name?

ANSWER: The Scottish Play

30. LANGUAGE ARTS (World Literature)

His horse’s name is Rocinante, and his romantic interest is Dulcinea del Toboso. What is

the name of the fictional character in a famous Spanish novel who sees a field of windmills and believes they are giants?

ANSWERS: Don Quixote

31. SOCIAL STUDIES (Geography)

He founded the first permanent European settlement in the New World in the Darien region of Panama. Who is this explorer best known for also being the first European to see what he called the South Sea and was later renamed the Pacific Ocean?

ANSWER: Balboa

32. SCIENCE (Biology)

What type of cells contain no internal membranes and are thus simpler in design

than eukaryotes?

ANSWER: prokaryotes

33. MATHEMATICS (Algebra) COMPUTATION

If f(x) = x2 and g(x) = 1/x, find 2f(-4) – 9g(3).

ANSWER: 29

34. MISCELLANEOUS (Home Economics)

The Cajun specialty, turducken, is a combination of turkey, duck and one other bird. Name the third bird used to create this holiday entrée.

ANSWER: chicken

35. LANGUAGE ARTS (Spelling)

Transparent wrapping film is also called cellophane. Spell cellophane.

ANSWER: c-e-l-l-o-p-h-a-n-e

36. SOCIAL STUDIES (Government)

Barack Obama first came to national attention because of a speech in which he spoke about the audacity of hope, which he later developed into a book by the same name. At what event was this keynote speech delivered?

ANSWER: 2004 Democratic National Convention

37. SCIENCE (Physics)

Two objects are the same temperature and made of the same material. What factor determines which object has the greatest energy?

ANSWER: size (The larger object has more energy.)

38. MATHEMATICS (Geometry) COMPUTATION

Express your answer in terms of π. What is the radius of a circle if its circumference is 23?

ANSWER: 11.5/π

39. FINE ARTS (Art History)

Michaelangelo’s work by this name is the most well known. However other artists have depicted the same subject. Meaning pity in Italian, this word refers to any painting, drawing, or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus. What is such a work of art called?

ANSWER: Pieta

40. LANGUAGE ARTS (Vocabulary)

This adjective can refer to an ornate oratory style or a ruddy complexion. What is this six-letter word that means tinged with red or flowery?

ANSWER: florid

41. SOCIAL STUDIES (World History)

The root cause of this ongoing conflict was the death of French king Charles IV, who

died without a direct, male heir. This caused the English to claim that their king, Edward III, also had title to the French throne because he was the nephew of Charles IV. What is the collective name of the resulting multiple wars which eventually included Joan of Arc’s fight for France against England?

ANSWER: Hundred Years’ War

42. SCIENCE (Chemistry)

Which gas boils off last in the fractional distillation of liquid air?

ANSWER: oxygen

43. MATHEMATICS (General Mathematics) COMPUTATION

Let’s combine Harry Potter and math. What number do you get if you divide the hands on Dumbledore’s watch by the house number of the Dursleys’ address on Privet Drive?

ANSWER: three

44. MISCELLANEOUS (Sports)

There are two major types of Nordic skiing events. In addition to ski jumping, what is the other major type of Nordic skiing event?

ANSWER: cross-country

45. LANGUAGE ARTS (Grammar)

What part of speech is the word magnanimous?

ANSWER: adjective

46. SOCIAL STUDIES (Geography)

This continent has the highest average elevation. What is the only continent that has no land under sea level?

ANSWER: Antarctica

47. SCIENCE (General Science)

This is the microscope lens that forms a real image of the item being viewed. The total magnification of a microscope is calculated by multiplying the magnification of this lens by the eyepiece. What is the name of this microscope lens that is located nearest the object being viewed?

ANSWER: objective lens

48. MATHEMATICS (Algebra) COMPUTATION

Three times the sum of eight and a number is equal to twice the sum of the number and seven. What is the number?

ANSWER: -10

49. FINE ARTS (Music Theory)

In music, this change can be achieved by various methods which include “common chord,” “enharmonic,” “chromatic,” “common-tone,” “phrase,” and “sequential.” What is this proper musical term for transitioning from one key to another?

ANSWER: modulation

50. LANGUAGE ARTS (U.S. Literature)

This modern author has founded his own foundation on behalf of literacy called “Wish You Well.” He has written several government thrillers and mysteries, including a series that features partners Sean King and Michelle Maxwell. Who is this current author that wrote First Family?

ANSWER: David Baldacci

51. SOCIAL STUDIES (Government)

This branch of British government is ceremoniously called the House of Peers because its membership was once limited to those with hereditary rights. What is this upper house of the British Parliament more commonly called?

ANSWER: The House of Lords

52. SCIENCE (Earth Science)

What type of energy is produced by harnessing naturally occurring steam and hot water?

ANSWER: geothermal

53. LANGUAGE ARTS (Vocabulary)

This word for an uncivilized or uncouth person was coined by Jonathan Swift in his 1726 novel, Gulliver’s Travels. It is now more often recognized as the name of a computer company. What word is being described?

ANSWER: yahoo

54. LANGUAGE ARTS (World Literature)

This country is divided into cantons. The Canton of Uri is known for its legendary folk hero who supposedly inspired a rebellion against Austrian Lord Hermann Gessler. From what country did the legendary William Tell come?

ANSWER: Switzerland

55. SOCIAL STUDIES (Geography)

This mountain range runs from the Arctic Ocean to Kazakhstan. What is this mountain range that forms the natural boundary traditionally accepted as separating Asia and Europe?

ANSWER: Ural Mountains

56. SCIENCE (Biology)

What nutritional term is abbreviated “EFA”?

ANSWER: essential fatty acid

57. LANGUAGE ARTS (Grammar)

Listen carefully to the following sentence. Our scholar bowl team members, all smart and hardworking, will go far in life. In the previous sentence, “all smart and hardworking” is an example of a particular type of phrase. What is the grammatical term for such a noun or noun phrase that follows another noun to identify or explain it?

ANSWER: appositive

58. SOCIAL STUDIES (U.S. History)

In 1938, Orson Wells created quite a stir when he broadcasted a “fictional news bulletin” about a meteor that landed near Princeton. What was the title of this radio drama?

ANSWER: War of the Worlds

59. SCIENCE (Chemistry)

What will happen to the water level in a totally full glass of water if you slowly pour a handful of salt into it?

ANSWER: it will go down (the glass will be less full)

60. LANGUAGE ARTS (U.S. Literature)

What writer who dubbed Chicago the “Hog Butcher for the World” was the first poet laureate of Illinois?

ANSWER: Carl Sandburg

JUNIOR VARSITY PRACTICE SET 1

BONUS QUESTIONS

1. LANGUAGE ARTS (4 Parts in Vocabulary)

The word pestilence denotes “any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent, and devastating.” For each description, name the disease that fits.

1. A single-syllable word naming a specific disease for which fleas are the main vectors carrying the bacteria Yersinia pestis from one species to another.

2. A four-syllable word naming a highly contagious viral respiratory infection.

3. A two-syllable word naming a viral disease causing pustules that leave scars.

4. A three-syllable word naming a bacterial disease of the small intestine typically contracted from infected water supplies, causing severe dehydration.

ANSWERS: 1. plague

2. influenza

3. smallpox

4. cholera

2. MATHEMATICS (5 Parts in Algebra)

If f of x = 3x + 2 and g of x = 4x – 5, find each of the following.

1. f [g(4)] (read as: f of g of 4)

2. g [f (4)] (read as: g of f of 4)

3. f [g(x)] (read as: f of g of x)

4. g [f (x)] (read as: g of f of x)

5. f [f (4)] (read as: f of f of 4)

ANSWERS: 1. 35

2. 51

3. 12x – 13

4. 12x + 3

5. 44

3. MISCELLANEOUS (5 Parts in Sports)

Name the five sports that are included in the Olympic pentathlon event.

ANSWERS: (any order) pistol shooting

fencing

swimming

horse riding

cross-country running

4. SCIENCE (4 Parts in Biology)

You will be given the name of a chemical that is used in a biology lab as an indicator to test for the presence of specific materials. Tell the material whose presence is being tested when using these indicators.

1. Benedict’s solution

2. Lugol’s iodine

3. Ninhydrin

4. Sudan III

ANSWERS: 1. simple sugars

2. starch

3. proteins

4. lipids

5. SOCIAL STUDIES (4 Parts in Geography)

Four state capitals have the same first letter as the first letter of their state. Name the four capitals and their state.

ANSWERS: (any order) Dover, Delaware

Honolulu, Hawaii

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Indianapolis, Indiana

6. LANGUAGE ARTS (5 Parts in World Literature)

Answer these questions about Japanese poems. .

1. What is a three-line, Japanese poem often evoking images of nature?

2. How many syllables are found in the traditional Japanese poem described in part one of this bonus question?

3. What 17th-century writer is credited with elevating the traditionally comic, three-line form to a serious form connected with the spirit of Zen Buddhism?

4. What form of Japanese poetry consisted of a series of linked, five-line tanka written by a group of poets in a single setting?

5. What Japanese poet of the 18th and 19th centuries adopted a pen name meaning “Cup-of-Tea” and wrote poems in a conversational tone evoking childlike simplicity.

ANSWERS 1. haiku

2. seventeen

3. Basho

4. renga

5. Issa

7. MATHEMATICS (5 Parts in General Mathematics)

Simplify the following expressions.

1. (3x – 4)(-5x)

2. 2h(3h2 – k) – k(h – 3k3)

3. 8 – 2(x –(y – 3x))

4. 2x – (7y – 2(3x – 2y))

5. -10(2(3x – 5) +17) – 4x

ANSWERS: 1. -15x2 + 20x

2. 3k4 – 3hk + 6h3

3. 8 – 8x +2y

4. 8x – 11y

5. -64x – 70

8. FINE ARTS (4 Parts in Music History)

Swan Lake is one the world’s most well-known ballets. Answer these questions about

Swan Lake.

1. What is the name of the sorcerer?

2. What is the name of the white swan?

3. Who was the choreographer of the original production?

4. In what year did Swan Lake debut?

ANSWERS: 1. Rothbart

2. Odette

3. Julius Reisinger

4. 1877

9. SOCIAL STUDIES (5 Parts in U.S. History)

By George! Give the last name of these famous Americans named George.

1. Irishman who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925.

2. Wealthy owner of the New York Yankees known for firing managers.

3. Actor who played the World War II General George S. Patton.

4. Engineer and overly cautious Union general removed from command.

5. Former director of communications for Bill Clinton, now political analyst and author.

ANSWERS: 1. George Bernard Shaw

2. George Steinbrenner

3. George C. Scott

4. George McClellan

5. George Stephanopoulos

10. SCIENCE (3 Parts in Chemistry)

Name the three chemical elements that are found in all lipid molecules.

ANSWERS: (any order) carbon

oxygen

hydrogen

11. LANGUAGE ARTS (5 Parts in Spelling)

Boo! Spell these words related to graves and gravesites.

1. crypt

2. monument

3. mausoleum

4. sarcophagus

5. sepulcher

ANSWERS: 1. c-r-y-p-t

2. m-o-n-u-m-e-n-t

3. m-a-u-s-o-l-e-u-m

4. s-a-r-c-o-p-h-a-g-u-s

5. s-e-p-u-l-c-h-e-r

12. MATHEMATICS (4 Parts in Geometry)

Tell the quadrant of a circle in which each of these angles would be located.

1. 89 degrees

2. 8π/3

3. 5π/4

4. -π/6

ANSWERS: 1. I (1)

2. II (2)

3. III (3)

4. IV (4)

13. MISCELLANEOUS (4 Parts in Sports)

Answer these questions about collegiate athletics.

1. For what does the abbreviation NCAA stand?

2. What big ten college gets pumped up by its mascot, Herky the Hawk?

3. What former San Antonio Spur big-man graduated from the Naval Academy?

4. Before the creation of the BCS, what football conference always played the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl?

ANSWERS: 1. National Collegiate Athletic Association

2. Iowa

3. David Robinson

4. Pacific Coast (PAC-10)

14. SOCIAL STUDIES (5 Parts in Government)

For each definition, supply the appropriate legal term.

1. A crime committed when a person knowingly speaks falsely while under oath.

2. Defamatory statements made in writing.

3. A written statement made while under oath.

4. An order requiring a person to appear in court or submit documents.

5. Not having made a valid will before dying.

ANSWERS: 1. perjury

2. libel

3. affidavit (or deposition)

4. subpoena

5. intestate

15. SCIENCE (5 Parts in General Science)

The following numbers are given in scientific notation. State each of them in

normal notation.

1. 3.1 x 102 (read as: 3.1 times 10 to the power of 2.)

2. 4.2003 x 104 (read as:: 4.2003 times 10 to the power of 4.)

3. 3.4765 x 102 (read as: 3.4765 times 10 to the power of 2.)

4. 1.112 x 10-2 (read as: 1.112 times 10 to the negative 2 power.)

5. 1.2 x 10-3 (read as: 1.2 times 10 to the negative 3 power.)

ANSWERS: 1. 310

2. 42,003

3. 347.65

4. 0.01112

5. 0.0012

16. LANGUAGE ARTS (3 Parts in Grammar)

A verbal is a word that is based on a verb that expresses action or a state of being. Of the three main types of verbals, tell which one is associated with the following descriptions.

1. This type of verbal ends in “–ing” and functions as a noun. In the sentence “I like swimming,” swimming represents this kind of verbal.

2. This type of verbal is used as an adjective and usually ends in “-ing” or “-ed”. In the sentence “The burning log fell off the fire,” burning is an example of this kind of verbal.

3. This type of verbal consists of the word “to” plus a verb in its simplest form and it functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. In the sentence “Everyone wanted to dance,” to dance is an example of this type of verbal.

ANSWERS: 1. gerund

2. participle

3. infinitive

17. MATHEMATICS (5 Parts in Algebra)

Solve the following equations.

1. -2(4x +2) = -3 – 4x – (x – 2)

2. (x – 1)(2x + 1) = (x + 1)(2x - 1)

3. (3x – 1)(4x + 3) = (2x + 3)(6x + 10)

4. x/3 – 2 = 1/10 – x

5. 3x/6 + 5 = 6x/2

ANSWERS: 1. x = -1

2. x = 0

3. x= -1

4. x = 63/40

5. x = 2

18. FINE ARTS (4 Parts in Drama)

Let’s play the “a” game. Identify the following dramatic terms, all of which begin with the letter “a.”

1. A certain type of character such as the lecherous husband, the innocent girl, or the hardened spinster. In psychology, it refers to the Jungian theory that many characters and symbols recur in the universal consciousness.

2. A type of play that is more like a parable. The objects and characters in it symbolize something outside of the scope of the play and have a greater moral meaning.

3. Some aspect of a work of drama that does not fit, or is asynchronous with the context or setting; for instance, the striking of a clock in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

4. The French equivalent of verse which utilized iambic hexameter as opposed to the English iambic pentameter made famous by Shakespeare's works.

ANSWERS: 1. archetype

2. allegory

3. anachronism

4. Alexandrine

19. MISCELLANEOUS (5 Parts in Consumer Education)

Tell the company that owns these pain reliever products.

1. Vicks cough medicines

2. Tylenol

3. Advil

4. Visine eye drops

5. Excedrin

ANSWERS: 1. Procter & Gamble

2. Johnson & Johnson

3. Wyeth

4. Pfizer

5. Bristol-Myers Squibb

20. SCIENCE 4 (Parts in Physics)

A three-kilogram mass is dropped from rest from a height of five meters.

1. What is the potential energy of the mass before it is dropped? Assume the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 meters per second squared.

2. What is the total energy of the mass before it is dropped?

3. What is the kinetic energy of the mass when it has fallen 2.5 meters?

4. What is the total energy of the mass when it has fallen 2.34 meters?

ANSWERS: 1. 147 joules

2. 147 joules

3. 73.5 joules

4. 147 joules

21. LANGUAGE ARTS (5 Parts in British Literature)

Name the Shakespearian play that contains these famous quotes.

1. “Et tu, Brute?”

2. “A plague o’ both your houses! They have made worms’ meat of me.”

3. “A little more than kin, a little less than kind.”

4. “Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York.”

5. “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

ANSWERS: 1. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

2. Romeo & Juliet

3. Hamlet

4. Richard III

5. As You Like It

22. MATHEMATICS (4 Parts in Geometry)

In which quadrant or quadrants of a circle do the following situations occur?

1. The sine is positive.

2. The tangent is positive.

3. The tangent is positive, and the cosine is negative.

4. The cosine and the sine are both negative.

ANSWERS: 1. I (1) and II (2)

2. I (1) and III (3)

3. III (3)

4. III (3)

23. MISCELLANEOUS (4 Parts in Television)

Give the complete name of these television stations.

1. ESPN

2. TNN

3. C-SPAN

4. QVC

ANSWERS: 1. Entertainment Sports Programming Network

2. The Nashville Network

3. Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network

4. Quality, Value, Convenience

24. SOCIAL STUDIES (5 Parts in World History)

Answer these questions about European history.

1. What is the name of the treaty, signed in 1957 by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, that was an early precursor to the European Union?

2. Who am I? I was the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain as well as the first, and in my mind, the only legitimate wife of Henry VIII of England.

3. What contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci was the minister of war for Florence and the author of The Prince?

4. As a result of the Norman Conquest, what language became the language of the upper class in England for nearly 300 years?

5. Who was the head of the Gestapo and SS in Nazi Germany?

ANSWERS: 1. Treaty of Rome

2. Catherine of Aragon

3. Niccolo Machiavelli

4. French

5. Heinrich Himmler

25. SCIENCE (5 Parts in Biology)

Tell the order into which each of these mammals is classified in the field of taxonomy.

1. beaver

2. bear

3. platypus

4. whale

5. cow

ANSWERS: 1. Rodentia (or Rodents)

2. Carnivora (or Carnivores)

3. Monotremata (or Monotremes)

4. Cetacea

5. Artiodactyla

26. SOCIAL STUDIES (5 Parts in Geography)

For each U.S. national park listed, supply the state in which it is located.

1. Glacier

2. Rocky Mountain

3. Sequoia

4. Yosemite

5. Zion

ANSWERS: 1. Montana

2. Colorado

3. California

4. California

5. Utah

27. LANGUAGE ARTS (5 Parts in Vocabulary)

For each definition, supply the correct one-syllable word that rhymes with hub.

1. To bungle.

2. A type of insect larva.

3. To defeat a foe decisively.

4. To treat someone coldly.

5. The core or central point of something.

ANSWERS: 1. flub

2. grub

3. drub

4. snub

5. nub

28. SCIENCE (5 Parts in Chemistry)

Balance the following equations.

(moderator: read → as yields. All are correct as written.)

1. H2O2 → H2O + O2

2. H2SO4 + NaOH → H2O + Na2SO4

3. NH4I + Cl2 → NH4Cl + I2

4. CrCl3 + AgNO3 → Cr(NO3)3 + AgCl

5. Al2(CO3)3 → Al2O3 + CO2

ANSWERS: 1. 2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2

2. H2SO4 + 2NaOH → 2H2O + Na2SO4

3. 2NH4I + Cl2 → 2NH4Cl + I2

4. CrCl3 + 3AgNO3 → Cr(NO3)3 + 3AgCl

5. Al2(CO3)3 → Al2O3 + 3CO2

29. SOCIAL STUDIES (5 Parts in Government)

If you want to become a lawyer or a judge, you will need to know the following

court-related terms.

1. What Constitutional amendment guarantees that “no person…shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself”?

2. What Constitutional amendment guarantees the accused person a speedy, public trial?

3. What is a type of trial called when a person waives the right to a jury trial and instead is tried by a judge?

4. American citizens cannot be tried twice for the same crime. What is this legal

right called?

5. Our Constitution guarantees that no person can be punished for an action that was committed before a law was passed to outlaw the action. What are these laws called?

ANSWERS: 1. 5th Amendment

2. 6th Amendment

3. bench trial

4. double jeopardy

5. ex post facto laws

30. LANGUAGE ARTS (5 Parts in Grammar)

Name the word or phrase being modified by the adverb in the following sentences.

1. The man moved forward to shake my hand.

2. There went the paper boy.

3. Move here and pay no rent.

4. We are playing inside with our video games.

5. Where have you been?

ANSWERS: 1. moved

2. went

3. move

4. playing

5. have been

VARSITY PRACTICE SET 1

LIGHTNING ROUND DIRECTIONS

COACH: Start the timer when you begin reading the clues. Participants have 60 seconds to

see who can answer as many parts of the question as possible within that time limit. Or, divide participants into teams, with each team choosing a captain. Team members may consult on the answer, but only the captain can answer. The first answer from a participant or team is the only answer that counts toward a score.

LIGHTNING ROUND: Art History

Artist Names: Are you on a first-name basis with American artists? You will be given the last name of a distinguished American artist. Give the first name of each artist.

1. Homer Winslow

2. Rockwell Norman

3. O’Keefe Georgia

4. Audubon James

5. Pollock Jackson

6. Calder Alexander

7. Whistler James

8. Currier Nathaniel

9. Willard Archibald

10. Stuart Gilbert

EXTRA:

11. Wood Grant

12. Warhol Andy

JUNIOR VARSITY PRACTICE SET 1

WORKSHEET DIRECTIONS

COACH: Give each participant a copy of the worksheet. Or, divide participants into teams and hand out two copies of the worksheet to each team, but remind each team that they may turn in

only one copy of the worksheet. Allow TWO MINUTES to complete the worksheet. Give a

one-minute warning, followed by a warning every fifteen seconds thereafter.

WORKSHEET ANSWERS: Presidential Winners

1. George W. Bush 11. Theodore Roosevelt

2. Abraham Lincoln 12. Ronald Reagan

3. Richard Nixon 13. Dwight D. Eisenhower

4. John F. Kennedy 14. John Adams

5. Herbert Hoover 15. Martin Van Buren

6. William Taft 16. Benjamin Harrison

7. Ronald Reagan 17. Calvin Coolidge

8. Grover Cleveland 18. James A. Garfield

9. Jimmy Carter 19. Harry S. Truman

10. Zachary Taylor 20. James Buchanan

JUNIOR VARSITY PRACTICE SET 1

WORKSHEET

PRESIDENTIAL WINNERS

You will be given the year of a presidential election and the last name of the person that was defeated for the presidency in that year. Tell the person that was elected president in each of these years.

_____________________1. 2000; Gore

_____________________2. 1864; McClellan

_____________________3. 1972; McGovern

_____________________4. 1960; Nixon

_____________________5. 1928; Smith

_____________________6. 1908; Bryan

_____________________7. 1984; Mondale

_____________________8. 1892; Harrison

_____________________9. 1976; Ford

_____________________10. 1848; Cass

_____________________11. 1904; Parker

_____________________12. 1980; Carter

_____________________13. 1952; Stevenson

_____________________14. 1796; Jefferson

_____________________15. 1836; Harrison

_____________________16. 1888; Cleveland

_____________________17. 1924; Davis

_____________________18. 1880; Hancock

_____________________19. 1948; Dewey

_____________________20. 1856; Fremont

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